Young Environmentalists
The Icelandic Youth Environmentalist Association is a non governmental organisation with the primary objective of giving young people a platform to positively influence the way society interacts with nature. https://www.umhverfissinnar.is/
Snæfellsjökul for President
Snæfellsjökul for President is Iceland’s first Rights of Nature movement campaigning to get the glacier Snæfellsjökul nominated for the presidential elections and to establish a Charter of Rights for Iceland’s Ecosystems. The presidential campaign for Snæfellsjökull introduces the concept of the Rights of Nature into societal consciousness and government policy consideration in Iceland. https://www.kjosumjokul.com/
BRIDGES
BRIDGES’ Humanities-driven sustainability science is a novel transdisciplinary method that integrates conventionally undervalued knowledge systems into established approaches to deliver innovative solutions to the most pressing social and environmental challenges tackled by the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDG 2015). It acknowledges non-academic expertise and champions meaningful co-production that combines the methods and expertise of […]
Freedom to Make Sense
The aim of Freedom to Make Sense (MakeSense) is to establish a research and training center that connects mindful methods of philosophical and artistic practice to respond in depth to a multifaceted and rapidly growing crisis within and outside academia. https://makesense.hi.is/
ClimateVis
ClimateVis is home to the ongoing visual research practice of Dr Kieran Baxter and home of several projects that use visual and digital technologies to better communicate the science behind our changing climate. https://www.climatevis.com/
Cryophilia
The website of Þorvarður Árnason, a leading environmental scholar and founding figure of the Environmental Humanities in Iceland. https://www.cryophilia.is/
Pilot City
Pilot City is a joint initiative between Reykjavík City and the University of Iceland. The project examines the habits of and barriers faced by city residents and businesses regarding transportation and waste sorting. The aim is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions faster in line with Reykjavík City’s goal of carbon neutrality by 2030. https://reykjavik.is/en/pilot-cities